Luggage carrier



Aug. 17, 1925,

W. KADLETZ LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed Feb, 14 1925 2 Sheets-sheet l INVENTORATTORNEYS Aug. 11, 1925.

iWITNESSESr w. KADLETZ LUGGAGE cARIER Filed Feb. 14, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet2 IN'VENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Aug, 117 192i inane FMC@ WILLIAMKADLETZ,v 0F SALMON, IDAHO.

Application led February 14, 1925.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, VILLn-mr KADLETZ, a citizen of the United States`residing` at Salmon, in the county of Lemhi, State ot idaho, haveinvented certain new and useful lmprovements in Luggage yCarriers olwhich the `tollowing is a speciication.

This invention relates in general to luggage carriers, and moreparticularly to a luggage carrier which may be converted into a table orplat-form adapted Mfor various uses.

The object of the invention is the provision ot a luggage carrier ofthis character which is especially adapted for use on the ruiming boardsot' automobiles or the like and which may be easily set up to provide areliable luggage carrier of ample capacity and et such character as notto be liable to scar or damage valises or the like.

Ai turther object is the provision of a luggage carrier having theadvantages specitied and which is of such construction and characterthat all of the parts of the same which extend above or otter \anobstruction upon the running board may be easily taken down and rolledup into a compact space so that the parts taken down may be readilystored in the compartments ordinarily provided under the seats ofautomobiles when the luggage carrier is not in use.

A still further object is the provision of a luggage carrier of thecharacter specified which is ot simple and durable construction,reliable in operatiomeasy to set up and take down and adapted forcomparatively ineX ensive manufacture from materials and lby means offacilities ordinarily available.

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of theconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims. reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is afragmentary view in side elevation showing the luggage carrier set up onthe running board of an automobile,

Figure 2 is a view in vertical section taken on line 2--2 of Fig. l, therope or exible element having omitted to simplify the illusn tration.

Figure 3 is a view in horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Figure 2,

LUGGAGE CARRIER.

Serial No. 9,242.

Figure et is a detail perspective view of one or' the clamps,

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the luggage carrier convertedinto a table or platorm, and

,Figure (i is a view partly,Y in section and partly in elevation. thesection being taken in the plane ot' line t-G ot Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates generally anautomobile which has a ruiming board 2 and a rear tender 3.

The luggage carrier which constitutes the present invention comprises aplurality ot clamps. designated generally at i, and adapted to befastened to the running board.

Each clamp 4t includes a vertical member 5 having` a horizontal ruimingboard engaging member 6 integrally formed with its upper end. At thelower end ot' the member 5 the material oil" the clamp is provided intwo thicknesses and constitutes a` horizontally extending bracket member7 having a tiireaded bearing in which a clamping screw 8 is operativelyengaged, The clamping screw 8 has a. handle member 9 and a swiveled anduniversally mounted clamping plate 10. A positioning plate 1l engageablewith the end ot the running board is weld.. ed or otherwise suitablysecured to the ver-- tical member 5 of the clamp. The material of theclamp is extended beyond the bracket member 7 to provide a verticallydisposed mounting lug 12.

Uprights. designated generally at 15. are provided, there being oneupright for each clamp et. Each upright 15 has a socket 16 integrallyformed at its lower end, the sockets being designed to receive the lugs12, whereby the uprights are supported in vertical position on theclamps. The sockets 16 are ydefined by angle flanges 17 provided on eachot the inner edges of the uprights adjacent the lower ends of the same.

A plurality of headed studs or buttons, designated generally at 18, areprovided on each upright, each stud including a shank 19 fastened to theupright and a head 20 carried by the shank.

A flexible element which preferably consists of a rope, designatedgenerally at 21, is carried by the uprights, the rope having runsextended back and :torth between the uprights and having eyes 22 engagedwith certain of the studs and having its intermediate portions extendedand Wound around V spaced relation.

the shanks of the studs and engaged With the heads thereof. The innersurfaces of the uprights that are exposed present smooth surfaces butthe major portion of the inner Wall of the luggage carrier isconstituted by the rope and this is a feature which is advantageousV inthat it precludes' the possibility oi' valises, hand bags, or the like,becoming scarred or damaged while in a luggage carrier. Y

With the arrangement shown in Figure l one end of the luggage carrier isclosed by the rear fender 3 and. it is proposed to position the clamp ladjacent the iender 3 so close thereto that the fender Will serve as oneend closure. The closure for the other end oif Ithe luggage carrierprefer( bly comprises a plurality othorizontally extending spaced bars25 having vertically extending sockets 26 which receive an upright l5 tosupport the bars 25 and which are engaged with veach other to maintainthe bars 25 in The sockets 26 are constructed'in the same manner as thesockets 1G, these sockets 26 being also constituted ot' angle flanges onthe edges ot an angular extension of the bar 25. Y

' With this arrangement the clamps t. may always be left on the runningboard and when a luggage. carrier is desired the uprights l5 are mountedon the clampsl, the bars 25 are mounted on one of the uprights and therope or flexible element 2l is engaged with the headed studs or buttonsof the'uprights.y To take' down the luggage carrier the uprights aredisengaged from the lugs oi' the clamps, the bars 25 are disengagedi'rom their uprights and laid across the runs of the rope 2l and therope is rolled around the bars 25 and the uprights l5 to provide acompact bundle.

ln order to convert the luggage carrier into a table or platform whichmay be used as a lunch table orV for other purposes7 the parts shown inFigures 1 to'l, and hereinabove described are arranged as shown inl*`ig1i1es 5 and 6, wherein the sockets 260i the bars 25 are engagedWith the lugs 12 oi the clamps Il, the sockets 26 being designed tosnugly lit these lugs l2 as Wellasv to snugly fit the upright-s l5. AsshownV in Figures 5 and 6 when the luggagecarrier is converted into atable, the sockets 26 of the bars 25 are not only engaged With the lugsl2 vof the clamps t but the sockets 16 and uprights l5 are engaged Withthe bars 25 and the uprights are disposed in a horir/,ontal position andare supported on the bars The runs of the rope 21 in the arrangementshown in Figs. 5 and 6 are horizontally disposed and provide asuliporting sui-tace which may be readily used as a table or platform.It will be understood that the sockets lo are designed to snugly engagethe bars25 as Well as the lugs l2.

VI claim:

l. A luggage carrier adapted for use on the running boards ot'automobiles and comprising ay plurality of uprights, means interengagedwith the uprights and adapted to be fastened to the ruiming board forsupporting the uprights, a flexible element hav ing runs' extending backand forth between the uprights, means on the uprights for connecting theflexible element thereto, and means for closing an end of the carrierand comprising a plurality oi' spaced and horizontally extending bars,said bars having vertically disposed sockets engageable with an uprightto support the bars and engageable With each other to maintain the barsin spaced relation.

2. A convertible luggage carrier and table for use on automobiles andcomprising a plurality otr clamps adapted to be engaged with the runningboard, said' clamps having mounting lugs7 uprights having socketsdesigned to receive the lugs,a ilexible element having runs extendingback and forth be-V tween the 'uprights, means on the uprights forconnecting the `flexible elements thereto, a' plurality of bars havingsocketsfdesigned to be engaged with an uprightto provide a closure forone end of the carrier,

the sockets of thebars being also designed to engage the lugs When theluggage carrier is converted into a table, the sockets ofthe uprightsbeing engageable With the bars When `the luggage carrierV isconvertedinto a table; 1

3. In a device oi the character described, a plurality of clamps havingmounting lugs, a plurality of uprights having sockets adapted toVengage'said lugs, a' plurality of bars having sockets adapted to engagean upright, the sockets of the bars being adapted to engage the lugs,the sockets oil the' uprights being adapted to engage the bars.

WILLIAM KADLETZ.

